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REVIEW: SCARPA SL ACTIV

"THE LAND ROVER DEFENDER OF BOOTS" Scarpa have been making innovative, handmade footwear since they founded the company in Northern Italy in 1938. You would assume then, that by now they would know a thing or two about crafting a good boot. And you’d be...

First Look: Suunto Spartan Ultra

The long-awaited next generation of Suunto multisport watches will be hitting the Paddy Pallin stores in early August with pre order available now. The Suunto Spartan Ultra is the ultimate solution for the athletic and adventure multisport participant....

New Scarpa Proton ‘His & Hers’ Review

If you’re into the outdoors, you’ll be familiar with the name ‘Scarpa’ - a family company based in Northern Italy, with a great tradition of quality and innovation. Having owned many pairs of their hiking, climbing and approach shoes over the years,...

First Look: Patagonia Dirt Craft Shorts

For many of us the name Patagonia is synonymous with outdoor adventure & quality. Founder Yvon Chouinard took his love for climbing and mountaineering from a humble hand-made piton business in the late 1950's and turned it into the eco-focused company...

The Icebreaker Corespun wear-test

Last Summer Icebreaker managed put a new twist on the ever popular Tech Lite 150 weight fabric by introducing their Corespun technology. By adding a nylon core to the fabric, Icebreaker have managed to add extra strength (now 40% greater then the industry...
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REVIEW: Arc’teryx Theta AR GTX

UPDATED IMPRESSIONS – March 2016 From Lachlan: The original review below was written by Julian. Since then I’ve also had the chance to test out the Amazing Arc’teryx Theta AR. In February 2016 I spent 3 weeks on South Island of NZ for some alpine...